Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 71 million Americans will increase 3.2 percent in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by more than $50 per month starting in January. More

The I.D.E.A.L. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility in Legal Aid) Conversation Breakfast, organized by MidPenn Legal Services' Justice & Equity Center, will be held on October 17, 2023 from 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Eastern at the Gunter-Smith Center for Community Engagement: Community Room, Mural

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new proposed rule to prohibit junk fees, which are hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses. The FTC has estimated that these fees can cost consumers tens of billions of dollars per year in unexpected costs. The

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced changes made by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to SNAP income and benefit limits. “SNAP is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program that helps more than 1.9 million Pennsylvanians to afford food for themselves

Join Community Legal Services (CLS), the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS), and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern for a FREE webinar providing an update and overview of the LIHEAP Program. Learn what you need to

National Pro Bono Week begins Sunday October 22nd and it is an important week in the legal community. It celebrates the vital, life-changing services that free or reduced-fee legal assistance provides to our communities all over the nation. This year is no different as law firms and legal aid

North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) is presenting a CLE program entitled Pennsylvania’s Protection from Abuse and Sexual Violence and Intimidation Acts on October 27, 2023 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern. The program will be held at First Community Foundation Partnership Philanthropy Center, 201 West 4th

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court in response to the Delaware County Office of Judicial Support’s refusal to expunge a criminal record due to unpaid court costs, despite a court order requiring expungement. The ACLU-PA client, K.B., received